Squatter settlement case studies – Kibera, Kenya<\/p>\n
Site and Service scheme – Cairo, Egypt
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\nCairo, Eygpt is a city of 16 million people and is suffering from all the typical problems associated with rapid urbanisation. They used a large site and service scheme to improve the live of the residents of Cairo.
\nProblems:
\n\u00b7 16 million people and very densely populated
\n\u00b7 Shortage of funds
\n\u00b7 Very narrow streets
\n\u00b7 Traffic congestion at peak times
\n\u00b7 Limited refuse collection
\n\u00b7 Inadequate housing stock \u2013 people living on tops of flats
\n\u00b7 Crumbling sewers dating from 1910
\n\u00b7 Air pollution
\n\u00b7 Urban sprawl with the houses spreading into the desert near the pyramids<\/p>\n
Solutions:
\n\u00b7 Massive new ring road to reduce congestion
\n\u00b7 Satellite towns as part of a site and service scheme
\n\u00b7 Cairo metro system the first of its kind in Africa
\n\u00b7 Zabaleen collect rubbish through the narrow streets from both wealthy areas and squatter settlements
\n\u00b7 40 new satellite towns to house 15 million people
\n\u00b7 New towns have schools, hospitals and modern facilities
\n\u00b7 New towns have shops, open spaces and mosques<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"